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Scarecrow, Kites and Balloons

Candido Portinari1940

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in blue tones, earthy, yellow, ochre, white, black and red. Smooth texture. Scarecrow, two figures, kites and balloons in treeless lanscape. In the foreground, on the left half of the composition, scarecrow leaning to the right, with the body represented in white with winding black lines and red spots and drop shadow to the right. In the background, on the right two child figures just mentioned, each flying a kite, with raised arms. In front of the scarecrow, on the ground, two barrels side by side - the on the left red and white on the right - and bauzinho tinplate. In heaven, on the right, a large white balloon and two smaller ones. Earthy Background on the floor, yellow to the horizon and blue in the sky, clearing down.

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  • Title: Scarecrow, Kites and Balloons
  • Creator Lifespan: 1903-12-29 - 1962-12-06
  • Creator Nationality: Brazilian
  • Creator Gender: Male
  • Creator Death Place: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Creator Birth Place: Brodowski, São Paulo, Brazil
  • Date: 1940
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w20 x h27.2cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: Brazilian Culture:scarecrow, Brazilian Culture:children's games:play:flying balloons, Brazilian Culture:children's games:toys:kite, human figure:child:girl, human figure:group:children, diverse:recurring elements:trunk
  • Technique: gouache
  • Signature: Signed and dated in bottom left corner "PORTINARI 1940"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 2050
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-1128
Projeto Portinari

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